Image copyright ZIGOR ALDAMA Image caption You’ve heard of fake handbags being passed off as luxury brands, but an entire store? The internet’s global reach has made stealing brands’ intellectual property even easier, and businesses are losing billions as a result. So what should they be doing to protect themselves? When two new luxury fashion […]

Image copyright Getty Images It’s time for that seasonal debate once again: Are so-called Black Friday bargains all they are cracked up to be? Research from the consumer group Which? suggests that most products are actually cheaper at other times of year. But the website Trusted Reviews said that Black Friday can indeed be the […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Battles have resumed in the port city of Hudaydah, a strategic location in the Yemeni conflict Fighting has broken out in the Yemeni city of Hudaydah despite both the Saudi-led military coalition and Houthi rebels agreeing to halt offensives. Coalition warplanes resumed bombing following clashes between rebels and pro-government […]

A Chicago police officer is in a critical condition and multiple people are injured after a shootout with a gunman at a hospital. The gunman reportedly shot at least one victim multiple times outside the city’s Mercy Hospital in addition to the police officer. Police say the suspected gunman has been shot. Officials have not […]

Image copyright Getty Images Airbnb says it will remove from its listings all homes in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The US firm said it made the decision because settlements were at the “core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians”. The move has been welcomed by Palestinians but Israel has called it […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Chris Watts avoided death penalty A Colorado man, Chris Watts, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his pregnant wife and their two daughters. Shanann Watts, 34, and their daughters, Celeste, three, and Bella, four, were reported missing on 13 August. Days later the children’s […]

Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Ryan Fry won gold in Canada’s victory over Great Britain at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics An Olympic gold medallist’s curling team has been kicked out of the Red Deer Curling Classic tournament for poor behaviour and drunkenness. Ryan Fry, who won gold for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics, […]

Image copyright @Keith63685164 Image caption Thousands of homes were plunged into darkness A major power outage plunged large areas of Portsmouth into a blackout earlier this evening. A fault at a network primary substation caused a power cut to 50,000 homes and businesses across Portsmouth, Waterlooville and Gosport. The area was without power for 30 […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump v Acosta The White House has restored the press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, less than two weeks after withdrawing them over an argument with President Trump during a news conference. The reversal came days after a judge ordered the administration to reinstate the journalist’s […]